The wreckage of their Falcon 50 aircraft was located by Turkish security personnel in the Haymana district near Ankara, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The aircraft issued an emergency landing notification near Haymana — 74 kilometres (45 miles) from Ankara, but contact could not be reestablished, the minister said. A senior Turkish official said the plane requested an emergency landing because of an electrical failure 16 minutes after it took off. Haddad had been the army’s chief of general staff since August 2020 and was appointed by then-prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj. The North African country has been divided since a NATO-backed revolt toppled and killed longtime leader Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.

Source: Punch December 24, 2025 11:36 UTC